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ar⋅bor

1  [ahr-ber]
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–noun
1. a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
2. a latticework bower intertwined with climbing vines and flowers.
3. Obsolete. a grass plot; lawn; garden; orchard.
Also, especially British, arbour.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME (h)erber < AF, OF (h)erbier herbarium; resp. with -or under the influence of arbor 3
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ar⋅bor

2  [ahr-ber]
–noun
1. Machinery.
a. a bar, shaft, or axis that holds, turns, or supports a rotating cutting tool or grinding wheel, often having a tapered shank fitting tightly into the spindle of a machine tool. Compare mandrel.
b. a beam, shaft, axle, or spindle.
2. Metallurgy. a reinforcing member of a core or mold.
Origin:
1650–60; resp., by assoc. with arbor 3 , of earlier arber, arbre < F, OF < L arbor wooden beam or part in an olive press, tree

ar⋅bor

3  [ahr-ber]
–noun, plural ar⋅bo⋅res  [ahr-buh-reez] . Botany.
a tree.
Origin:
1660–70; < NL, L: tree.

Related forms:
ar⋅bo⋅resque, adjective
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ar·bor 1   (är'bər)   
n.  A shady resting place in a garden or park, often made of rustic work or latticework on which plants, such as climbing shrubs or vines, are grown.

[Middle English erber, from Old French erbier, garden, from erbe, herb; see herb.]
ar·bor 2   (är'bər)   
n.  

  1. An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.

  2. A bar for supporting cutting tools.

  3. A spindle of a wheel, as in watches and clocks.

  4. pl. ar·bo·res (är'bə-rēz') A tree, as opposed to a shrub.


[French arbre, from Latin arbor, tree.]
ar·bo·res   (är'bə-rēz')   
n.  Plural of arbor2.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ar·bor
Pronunciation: 'är-b&r
Function: noun
: a branching anatomical structure resembling a tree
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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arbor ar·bor (är'bər)
n. pl. ar·bo·res (är'bə-rēz')
A treelike anatomical structure.

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